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roué
/ ˈruːeɪ /
noun
- a debauched or lecherous man; rake
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roué1
1790–1800; < French, noun use of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (derivative of roue wheel ≪ Latin rota ); name first applied to the profligate companions of the Duc d'Orléans (c1720)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roué1
C19: from French, literally: one broken on the wheel, from rouer , from Latin rotāre to revolve, from rota a wheel; with reference to the fate deserved by a debauchee
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